Goldwell North America Artistic Team Member Mark Holloway is making sure his color clients stay patient via lots of communication and with an arsenal of temporary solutions to hold them over until they can sit in his chair again, whenever that may be.

Clients who have waited to see their stylists may be returning with dark roots, stubborn greys and a desire to be lighter and brighter, fast. Save these examples for your blonding inspo board and find out the artist's secret to tailored blondes.

It's a hot-button topic. During salon shutdowns caused by COVID-19, some stylists and salons have been offering their clients hair color for at-home use---and some stylists and salons have not. Hear from those on both sides of this debate.

“My new client came to me with more bands than you’ll ever see," Carly Brown says. "I knew this was going to be a HUGE challenge! Thankfully her hair surprised me and it did exactly what I wanted it to first time... YAY!”